RECENT ACCOLADES

This year at Percy's, we have been awarded a Gold Award for our lamb, a Silver Award for our pork sausages and a Silver Award for Streaky bacon.

Some of Percy’s recent Awards:

  • 2009 Harden’s U.K.Restaurant Guide: One of the most notable places to eat in the U.K.
  • RSPCA Good Business Awards 2008 NOMINEE
  • 2008 Taste of the West Awards Gold Award for Restaurant
  • 2008 Taste of the West Awards Gold Award for Organic Lamb.
  • 2008 Taste of the West Awards Silver Award for Organic Bacon and Sausages
  • 2008 Taste of the West Award – overall winner for Organic Lamb in the South West
  • 2007 Taste of the West Award – Gold for Hotel Accommodation.


Previous awards include:

  • Good Food Guide - Restaurant of the Year; Local Produce Champion.
  • Michelin Guide - Bib Gourmand.
  • RAC Four Dining Awards.
  • Taste of The West; West Country Cooking Award - Best Restaurant in the West.
  • RAC Gold Ribbon Awarded to Hotels that have something special and represent the 'cutting edge' of excellence in Hotel keeping.
  • Devon Environmental Business Initiative Runner up in the Conservation category.
  • West Country Cooking Awards Best Restaurant in the West Country
  • Glowing Restaurant Review (9/10) by Giles Coren in The Saturday Times.
  • Excellence in England Awards Small Hotel of the Year for the Westcountry and a Silver Award in the Small Hotel of the Year for Great Britain.
  • RAC 4 Dining Awards Only Hotel in Devon to hold this accolade.
  • Saturday Times Restaurant of the Year.
  • English Tourism Council Gold Award for Hotel Accommodation.
  • Which? Hotel Guide Stylish/Chic Hotel of the Year.
  • Conde Nast Johansens 'Most Excellent' European Restaurant of the Year.
  • 'Big Barn' Best Use of Local Produce Award for taking great care in selecting the finest ingredients from local producers.
  • Full Organic Certification from the Soil Association for the 130 acre Estate.
  • Organic Food Awards: Organic Restaurant of the Year . Gold Award for both the Lemon Tart and Chicken Liver Parfait . The Meringues, the Chocolate, Prune, Hazelnut & Armagnac Tart and the Toffee Sauce are all highly commended.
  • Gold certificate in the National Clean Air Award For establishments securing freedom from tobacco smoke.
  • Gold Award for the Hotel as part of Visit Britain's National Quality Assurance Standard.
    Runner up in the Food Manufacturing & Marketing Awards for Percy's Wild Mushroom & Chicken Liver Parfait and Rosemary Ice Cream.
  • Observer Food Monthly Annual Awards Winner of the 'Best Sunday Lunch' category for Great Britain.
  • Percy's awarded 'Investors in People' status In recognition of an ongoing commitment to developing and nurturing staff relations and individual skills.
  • One of the Independent's Top 10 UK Organic Restaurants.
  • Ranked 17th in the 50 Best Gourmet Restaurants in the UK by the Saturday Independent.

Other activities:

  • Sunday Times Wine Club Tina Bricknell-Webb was the guest chef on the Star Clipper; the largest yacht in the world whilst sailing around the Mediterranean.
  • Woman's Hour Three morning feature series.
  • Devon County Show Percy's and Waitrose team up to promote Westcountry produce.
  • Royal Cornwall and Devon County Show five years of promoting Westcountry produce through cookery demonstrations.

We have also recently achieved Gold for the restaurant and Silver for the accommodation.

In addition, we reached the final for the RSPCA Good Business Awards.

We have also been included in the Harden's UK restaurant guide and are listed as one of the most notable places to eat in the UK.